Metallurgy
Metallurgy (mɪˈtalərdʒi)
Metallurgy is the science and technology of metals and their intermetallic compounds. It involves the study of the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their intermetallic compounds, and their mixtures, which are called alloys.
Etymology
The term "metallurgy" derives from the Ancient Greek words metallon (μέταλλον), which means "mine, quarry, metal", and ergon (ἔργον), which means "work". Thus, metallurgy can be translated as "the work of metals".
Related Terms
- Alloy: A mixture of two or more metals, or a metal and a non-metal.
- Ferrous Metallurgy: The metallurgy of iron and its alloys.
- Non-ferrous Metallurgy: The metallurgy of metals other than iron.
- Extractive Metallurgy: The practice of removing valuable metals from an ore and refining the extracted raw metals into a purer form.
- Physical Metallurgy: The science of making useful products out of metals.
- Mineral Processing: The process of separating commercially valuable minerals from their ores.
- Smelting: The process of extracting a metal from its ore by heating and melting.
- Casting: The process of pouring liquid metal into a mold, where it cools and solidifies.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Metallurgy
- Wikipedia's article - Metallurgy
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